We made it to the end of January with no snow. Then everything changed. I had also made it to this same date without my fingers splitting; which happens every winter. Somehow I thought that I had made it through the winter without this happening; just like I thought it might be a snowless winter.

The Earth Wind Map is an amazing project to visualize global weather conditions carried out by Tokyo based software engineer Cameron Beccario, resulting in a beautifully mesmerising depiction of the earth’s winds. Weather data is produced by the Global Forecast System (GFS), operated by the US National Weather Service. Forecasts are produced four times daily and are up-to-date, providing an astonishing picture of our planet and its winds.

We here in the Northeast have had below freezing temperatures since before Christmas. It has snowed almost once a week. Bt we have not had to experience the weather Western England, Wales, and Brittany.
Northern California which has been facing the worst drought in years was hit by the Pineapple Express which brought 10″ of rain to Santa Rosa, and 2-4 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe.